Sean Fraser: “I don’t necessarily view safety and free speech to be at odds with one another.”

Canada has made a decision not to move forward with the expansion that is scheduled in the Criminal Code of medical assistance in dying in circumstances where mental illness is the sole basis.

When I hear that there is a lack of consensus in the medical community about the irremediable nature of certain mental illnesses, that gives me real cause for concern

This change will be reflected in the Criminal Code

These are not easy decisions but we believe they will be the correct ones